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December 12, 2024

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# Product image resource in REST now returns a media image GID to streamline migration to GraphQL

As of `2025-01`, the admin REST API for the [product image resource](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/2024-10/resources/product-image) will return a media image GID instead of a product image GID. This is designed to help make it easier to migrate to GraphQL from REST when interfacing with product images that were created before the introduction of a unified media id.

Previously, the `admin_graphql_api_id` returned a product image ID: `"gid://shopify/ProductImage/43701248884792"`

Now, the `admin_graphql_api_id` will return a media image ID: `"gid://shopify/MediaImage/12379812379123"`

This change will only affect clients using the latest 2025-01 API version. Older versions will continue to return the ProductImage GID, ensuring backward compatibility. It's strongly recommended to upgrade to using GraphQL as REST is nearing deprecation.